There is constant debate about the “official” UFC fighter rankings, which are based on voting from a panel of journalists. Such is the case with something as subjective as voting – it’s totally based on voter’s opinion, and biases are bound to seep through, whether intentional or no. So to try to put a fresh, objective, data-driven spin on rankings, The MMA Manifesto has come up with a performance based ranking system, solely based on how a fighter has performed in the cage. Next up: The Women’s Featherweights & Bantamweights
*stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings
- Scoring based on a fighter’s past 10 UFC performances (we use a seven year time limit, so if they have fought less than 10 times in past seven years, only the fights within that time frame are counted)
- Points based on a fighter’s opponent’s UFC win/loss record (ie strength of schedule – the more successful a vanquished opponent is, the more points awarded), extra points given for finishes, extra points given for title fight wins.
- Points are weighed so most recent fights are worth more (ie most recent fight counts the most, 10th most recent fight the least)
- No points awarded for a loss
(first column performance based ranking, second column is previous ranking, third column is official UFC ranking from UFC.com)
| Stats | Last | UFC | Total | |
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Amanda Nunes | 293 |
| 2 | 4 | Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino | 161.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Holly Holm | 112 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Germaine de Randamie | 93.5 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Sara McMann | 73 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Marion Reneau | 69.5 |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | Ketlen Vieira | 53 |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | Cat Zingano | 49.5 |
| 9 | 11 | 4 | Julianna Pena | 49 |
| 10 | 12 | 12 | Leslie Smith | 43 |
| 11 | 13 | 15 | Sarah Moras | 29 |
| 12 | 14 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 27 | |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | Bethe Correia | 26.5 |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | Aspen Ladd | 25 |
| 15 | 19 | Gina Mazany | 5 | |
| 15 | 21 | 16 | Irene Aldana | 5 |
| 15 | NR | Lucie Pudilova | 5 | |
| 18 | 20 | Lina Lansberg | 4.5 | |
| 19 | 21 | Amanda Lemos | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Talita Bernardo | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Tonya Evinger | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Veronica Macedo | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Wu Yanan | 0 |
Check back Friday for our women’s flyweight/strawweight rankings
Performance Based Rankings:
Heavyweights
Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Fly/Strawweights
Pound for Pound
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